Territory of Orleans
| Territory of Orleans | |||||||||||
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| Organized incorporated territory of the United States | |||||||||||
| 1804–1812 | |||||||||||
The Territory of Orleans in 1804, with adjacent territories held by Spain, shown in red. | |||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||
| • Type | Organized incorporated territory | ||||||||||
| Governor | |||||||||||
• 1804–1812 | William C. C. Claiborne | ||||||||||
| Secretary | |||||||||||
• 1804–1807 | James Brown | ||||||||||
• 1807–1811 | Thomas Bolling Robertson | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
• Established | 1 October 1804 | ||||||||||
| 30 April 1812 | |||||||||||
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| Today part of | United States | ||||||||||
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The Territory of Orleans or Orleans Territory was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from October 1, 1804, until April 30, 1812, when it was admitted to the Union as the State of Louisiana.